GREAT LAKES CLIMATE EDUCATION RESOURCES

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1 July 11, 2013 Ohio Sea Grant GREAT LAKES CLIMATE EDUCATION RESOURCES 1

2 WHO ARE WE? 2 Lyndsey Manzo Ohio Sea Grant Educator High School Science Teacher manzo.8@osu.edu Dr. Rosanne Fortner Professor Emeritus The Ohio State University fortner.2@osu.edu Christina Dierkes Ohio Sea Grant Outreach Specialist dierkes.10@osu.edu

3 OVERVIEW Ocean Literacy Principles Great Lakes Literacy Principles Climate Literacy Principles Climate Change Outreach Team s Webinars Great Lakes Climate Change Curriculum 3

4 OCEAN LITERACY PRINCIPLES (updated 2013) OCEAN LITERACY: The Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences 1. The Earth has one big ocean with many features. 2. The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the Earth. 3. The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate. 4. The ocean made Earth habitable. 5. The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems. 6. The oceans and humans are inextricably interconnected. 7. The ocean is largely unexplored.

5 GREAT LAKES LITERACY PRINCIPLES (updating now) GREAT LAKES LITERACY: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts 1. The Great Lakes, bodies of fresh water with many features, are connected to each other and to the world ocean. 2. Natural forces formed the Great Lakes; the lakes continue to shape the features of their watershed. 3. The Great Lakes influence local and regional weather and climate. 4. Water made Earth habitable; fresh water sustains life on land. 5. The Great Lakes support a broad diversity of life and ecosystems. 6. The Great Lakes and humans in their watersheds are inextricably interconnected. 7. Much remains to be learned about the Great Lakes. 8. The Great Lakes are socially, economically and environmentally significant to the region, the nation

6 CLIMATE LITERACY PRINCIPLES CLIMATE LITERACY: The Essential Principles of Climate Science 1. The Sun is the primary source of energy for Earths climate system. 2. Climate is regulated by complex interactions among components of the Earth system. 3. Life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate. 4. Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes. 5. Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling. 6. Human activities are impacting the climate system. 7. Climate change will have consequences for the Earth system and human lives.

7 CLIMATE CHANGE WEBINARS 7 Climate Change Outreach Team changingclimate.osu.edu

8 CLIMATE CHANGE WEBINARS 8

9 CURRICULUM BACKGROUND : GLIMCES published by OSG > 15 years... updates: Climate science Pedagogy Data sets Technology User-friendly (teachers and students) Updating ~ 16 lessons

10 UPDATED LESSONS 10 Visualizing Changes (2 lessons) Global and Great Lakes Climate Change Greenhouse Gases Water Levels Climate Change and Aquatic Invasive Species Climate Change and Estuaries (4 lessons) Trees on the Move (4 lessons) Climate Change Affecting a Great Lakes State Cars on Trial

11 POTENTIAL FUTURE LESSON TOPICS 11 Changes in fish habitat (spawning and nursery grounds) Ice cover Human health Interpreting pollen data Interpreting ice core data Allocating water resources

12 LESSON FRAMEWORK 12 Teacher component Student component Ready to go as possible All reproducible parts are attached

13 LESSON FRAMEWORK 13 Background Information Objectives Materials/Time Required Alignment 5E Lesson Design: Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, Evaluate Additional Resources References

14 ALIGNMENT 14

15 LESSON FRAMEWORK 15 Background Information Objectives Materials/Time Required Alignment 5E Lesson Design: Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, Evaluate Additional Resources References

16 VISUALIZING CHANGES 16 Lesson 1: construction of a concept map More or Less Good for pre/post assessment Whole group or small groups Lesson 2: writing about changes between generations Formal or informal audience MS or HS level Easily adapted for other topics

17 GLOBAL AND GL CLIMATE CHANGE 17 Graphing Students graph short intervals of temperature anomaly data, then combine graphs to look at longterm data Trend vs. variation Technology component Formal audience HS level

18 1.00 Global Data Anomalies

19 GREENHOUSE GASES 19 Inquiry lab Students analyze temperature changes in simulated atmospheres of air, CO 2 and H 2 O vapor Materials intensive Formal audience HS level

20 GREENHOUSE GASES 20

21 WATER LEVELS 21 Online data manipulation Students compare temperature and precipitation with water levels Data available from NOAA s National Climatic Data Center Formal audience HS level

22 CLIMATE CHANGE & AQUATIC INVASIVES 22 Jigsaw + authentic assessment Students use online or printed fact sheets to become experts on 8 ANS They form new groups where they use their expertise to match the origins, descriptions, ecosystem impacts and population changes of ANS due to climate change. Formal or informal audience Upper MS/HS level

23 CLIMATE CHANGE & AQUATIC INVASIVES 23

24 CLIMATE CHANGE & AQUATIC INVASIVES 24 Jigsaw + authentic assessment Students use online or printed fact sheets to become experts on 8 ANS They form new groups where they use their expertise to match the origins, descriptions, ecosystem impacts and population changes of ANS due to climate change. Formal or informal audience Upper MS/HS level

25 CLIMATE CHANGE & ESTUARIES 25 4 lessons Ecological role of an estuary Estuary impacts on nutrients Role of estuaries as nurseries Wetland migration Data/bathymetric map analysis/sampling methods Formal audience HS level

26 CLIMATE CHANGE & ESTUARIES 26 4 lessons Ecological role of an estuary Estuary impacts on nutrients Role of estuaries as nurseries Wetland migration Data/bathymetric map analysis/sampling methods Formal audience HS level

27 TREES ON THE MOVE 27 4 lessons Climate model analysis Tree migration simulation (outside) Temperature and seed germination Changes in maple populations (outside) Formal audience HS level

28 TREES ON THE MOVE 28

29 CLIMATE CHANGE IN A GL STATE 29 Google Earth Students study 14 aspects of climate change by flying in to read about climate events or likely impacts answer questions Write around Formal audience HS level Easily adapted to other states

30 CARS ON TRIAL 30 Role Play Students research roles then hold a trial to analyze the role of cars contributing to atmospheric CO 2 2+ class periods; time for role research Formal audience HS level

31 CURRICULUM LOCATION 31 changingclimate.osu.edu

32 CURRICULUM LOCATION 32 greatlakesliteracy.net

33 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 33

34 QUESTIONS? 34